A shit-hot pilot and a supermodel scientist banter until they crash land in a remote Andes village and die and Laverne Cox emerges from the wreckage and takes over on page 20.
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I read a lot of scripts that are perfectly competent, but accomplish nothing new. They might as well be movies from ten years ago with new character names and a different maguffin. If you are trying to get somewhere in a competition, the one thing you have on your side is that your story doesn’t…
Read more“BUT I NEED MY VOICEOVER”
99% of voiceover is a writer’s way of telling things to the reader that they haven’t figured out a way to show in action.
Read moreBASTA, BITCHES
NOT EVERY SINGLE FEMALE CHARACTER HAS TO BE DESCRIBED AS STUNNING OR FRUMPY!!!! CHALLENGE YOURSELVES! DO BETTER. MAKE BETTER ART. Damn it.
Read moreflikky: creamsicles-r-delicious: i n s p i r a t i o n a l Oh my God watch the trailer old lady lesbians breaking each other out of nursing homes and running from the law and God I need to see this movie. I support this logline.
Read moredatassium: finally Here’s that awesome romcom plot you were looking for
Read morealt-j: why the fuck would you be proud of being socially awkward If you have to ask, I don’t want you at my party.
Read moreNotes from a Screenreader: Size Matters
nywift: Photo via Go Into the Story. Your page count is the first thing that happens to a reader after your title. Somewhere in the 90s is ideal, but a good script at 110 is fine. How can you tell if you need 110? I will give you a thousand dollars for every page you…
Read moreany resources for writing a drama miniseries like fargo, sherlock, or true detective? Im at the tale end of research for my next project and i feel like it has to be a mini series at this point. It’d be my first miniseries so I’m kind of at a loss! Anything would help (beyond simply “read the scripts.” thanks!!
writerlyn: Mostly all the same steps you would take in developing a series or feature, just there’s a much more flexible “how long is this going to be” point. Determine world. Most miniseries take place in somewhat exaggerated or extreme worlds or settings. Determine character. The character is generally the center point, much more…
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